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As the Griffin Chariot of the Twelve Elders cast a shadow across the clouds, Luna was cradled in Aelia's arms, wrapped in a swaddling cloth adorned with the Thorn Pattern.
The awakening of the Defensive Formation triggered a Magic Shockwave that shook the entire castle. The maid, Qin Si, hurriedly steadied a toppled Enamel Vase, only to see the small infant suddenly extend her arm like an Oujie, precisely pointing at a half-exposed Porcelain Doll in her Makeup Box.
"Ah!" Luna deliberately emitted a muffled Lullaby Voice, and the Xing Hui Projection at Luna's side suddenly illuminated Qin Si's astonished face.
From the hollow Eye Socket of the Porcelain Doll rolled out two Starlight Stones, landing perfectly on Aelia's skirt embroidered with Magic Patterns.
"Madam, look!" Qin Si trembled as she picked up the stones. "These are clearly the Token of Love you gifted to Lord sixteen years ago..."
Aelia's pupils constricted sharply.
She remembered that morning filled with Wisteria blossoms when she personally embedded the Starlight Stone within Leonard's Heart Shield.
Now, these two gems that should have never been apart were hidden among the old toys in her maid's Makeup Box.
Seizing the moment, Luna tugged at Aelia's Pearl Earrings and used the secret language of a Former Great Mage to utter blurred Broken Syllables: "East Tower... doll... look..." The Luna Projection immediately materialized into a rotating Castle Model, revealing an empty spot on the display rack of the East Tower Secret Room that perfectly matched the shape of the Porcelain Doll's Base.
Clang—
Aelia dropped half of a Phoenix Jade Pendant from her sleeve, a token they had each held half of before Leonard's Expedition years ago.
At that moment, the jade pendant suddenly emitted Blood Mist, revealing under the glow of the Starlight Stones a suffocating vision of Leonard's Last Night: deep within Moonlight Forest, a woman wearing a Silver Fox Mask caressed her swollen belly, while beside her, a man’s Heart Shield was conspicuously missing two Starlight Stones.
"So every time you said you were going to patrol the border..." Aelia stumbled and fell onto the Peacock Velvet Couch. The Thorny Vines sensed their mistress's emotional turmoil and instantly entangled and shattered the Iris Flower Stand by the window.
Luna hurriedly patted the crystal ball with her saliva-covered little hands, forcibly triggering the Automatic Activation of the Memory Reflection Pearl hidden within Qin Si's Hairpin.
The scene from sixteen years ago on a rainy night came rushing back.
As Aelia, about to give birth, groaned in pain on the delivery bed, Leonard was outside the window handing a blood-stained Contract to the Sorcerer, the curse of "Bloodline Exchange" clearly visible on the Parchment.
Leonard's Last Night was frozen in time at the moment he kissed the Silver Fox Masked Woman, her ring finger adorned with a Wisteria flower ring that looked exactly like Aelia's Wedding Ring, which had been missing for three years from her Dressing Table.
"Madam!" Qin Si hurriedly caught the fainting Aelia, only to be pierced by the suddenly surging Thorn.
In a panic, Luna bit her finger and shot the Blood Pearl infused with Starlight Power into the air, forcibly awakening the castle's guardian spirit.
The Bronze guardian spirit emerged from the fireplace, its forehead embedded with the Thorned Crown of the Aelia Family's Inheritance.
It extended its giant hand entwined with vines to gently caress Aelia and Mei Xin, its Raspy Voice causing the Crystal Chandelier to jingle: "Royal Blood Heir, please look at the Contract Mirror."
The entire East Wall suddenly transformed into flowing Mercury, reflecting a suffocating truth—Leonard's right shoulder bore the Emerging Wisteria Family Crest that perfectly overlapped with the mark on the Silver Fox Masked Woman's Neck.
This was the Partner Contract passed down through generations of Magical Families; once forged, it could not be undone.
"He actually used the Contract transformation technique I taught him..." Aelia's Ailya's White Nails dug deep into her Palm, blood seeping along the Thorny Vines into the Peacock Stone Tiles.
Suddenly, Luna felt the Swaddling Dark Bag containing "Demon Break Fortress Chronicle" begin to heat up. The Yellowed Pages flipped open to a page depicting a shattered Wedding Ring, and in the blank space, new prophecies began to Emerge: "On Lunar Eclipse Night, when the Twinborn Crown meets."
A loud grinding noise echoed from deep within the castle as Leonard's Magical Fluctuation erupted from the banquet hall.
Luna's Luna Projection instantly switched scenes: Third Young Master Lucius was secretly unraveling the barrier of a hidden chamber, while her elder brother, who should have been recuperating in the Medical Tower, appeared instead on an Astrology Platform covered in Backlash Magic Patterns.
"Take Madam to the Emerald Greenhouse!" The complete sentence that slipped out in Luna's urgency caused Qin Si to knock over the Liujin tea set.
Fortunately, the Guardian Spirit timely wrapped everyone in vines, crashing through the hidden door just before the second tremor of the Defensive Formation.
As Aelia's Thorned Crown resonated with the Ancient Tree Spirit in the greenhouse, far away in the West Wing Library, Second Brother suddenly clutched his agonizing Right Eye—the Peering Crystal implanted by his dear friend three years ago was now synchronizing what he saw of Leonard's Last Night onto the Starry Curtain.
All of this was faithfully recorded by Luna's Projection.
The small infant gazed at the flowing Star Trail among the emerald leaves, displaying a serious expression understood only by Great Mages.
Hidden in her swaddling, her hand quietly crushed a Porcelain Doll, using Starlight Stone Powder to draw a miniature Anti-Curse Array Diagram on Aelia's sleeve.
As the Castle Bell Tower chimed the Twelve Bell Chimes, a strange green smoke suddenly rose from the Medical Tower.
Leonard, who was being questioned by the Elders, turned pale as his Head of Household Token at his waist unexpectedly shattered into two pieces.
And all of this was witnessed by a pair of eyes lurking in the shadows of the Rose Corridor...
The Vine Canopy of the Emerald Greenhouse trembled and shed Stardust, while Aelia's Anti-Curse Array Diagram suddenly burst forth with an Eerie Blue Glow.
The face forged by the Guardian Spirit Bronze cracked open, oozing a few drops of Emerald Color resin: "Royal Blood Resonance will last for three quarters of an hour, enough for you..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp sound of shattering Crystal Vessel came from the direction of the Medical Tower.
The figure of Eldest Brother leaning on his Xuan Tie Staff cast a distorted shadow on the Star Trail curtain; the Pain Relief Crystal embedded in his Right Leg emitted a dangerous red light—this was a lingering effect from the Magic Backlash three years ago.
"Mother!" He stumbled as he crashed through the stone door entwined with glowing Moss, his usually Pale Luna flushed with a sickly hue from the intense movement.
When Aelia saw the stains of the Contract Mirror and Mercury on her cuffs, the Cat's Eye Stone at the tip of her cane suddenly shattered into powder. "Father actually dared to use the Bloodline Exchange spell? My Magic Circuit collapsing was indeed no accident!"
Luna sighed silently in her swaddling. She remembered that in the Original, her elder brother was supposed to be sacrificed on Lunar Eclipse Night, but now, having exposed the conspiracy early, the dormant Backlash Magic Patterns were swirling beneath his skin.
The little baby suddenly expelled a Colorful Bubble, perfectly wrapping around her brother's trembling right hand—this was the Great Mage's unique "Rainbow Seal," capable of temporarily suppressing runaway magic.
"Luna?" Her brother looked at the bubble in shock as it seeped into his Meridian, and the fingertip that had been numb for three years suddenly regained a long-lost sensation.
As he knelt on one knee, the Xuan Tie Staff carved deep grooves into the ground. "So every time you tossed stones into my medicinal soup, you were adjusting the Magic Potion's formula?"
A sound of shattering crystal suddenly echoed from the North Side of the greenhouse.
Second Brother, clutching his bleeding right eye, crashed into the vine barrier. The shards of Peering Crystal spilling between his fingers were staining the Starry Curtain crimson.
The images projected upon it were Leonard's Last Night, depicting Leonard and the Silver Fox Woman in their Private Residence within Moonlight Forest.
"They even mimicked Mother's Emerald Palace layout in their sleeping quarters!" Second Brother tore away a piece of Ailya embroidered with the Family Crest to cover his eyes, yet his left hand tightly gripped half of a Contract Slate.
As the light from the Starlight Stone swept over the Ice Cracks on the stone slab, the Magic Research Agreement that his dear friend had tricked him into signing revealed its hidden loyalty Contract.
Luna kicked her little feet and made a Yiya Sound. The Luna Projection suddenly displayed a Dark Compartment from Second Brother's study—there lay three Bronze Keys, which were precisely what was needed to unlock the Contract Slate's seal: the Triad Key.
Second Brother stared blankly at the Projection before bursting into wild laughter. Bloodied tears streamed from his eroded Eye Socket as he realized, "It turns out I am the real joke..."
The greenhouse suddenly shook violently as the Roots of the Ancient Tree Spirit burst forth from the ground, ensnaring Brother San, who nearly fell.
This usually carefree Young Mage was now covered in Sulfur Dust from the Astrology Platform, clutching a half-torn copy of the Magic Pattern Atlas Introduction—within its Yellowed Pages lay the Mage recommendation letter he had torn up ten years ago.
"Mother, the transmutation array in the East Tower Secret Room has begun to operate." Brother San's voice was hoarse, sounding foreign to him. He trembled as he raised his right hand, his Palm revealing a fragmented Thorn Family Crest. "All the losses at the gambling house over the years were actually due to the magic power being siphoned away by the array..."
Aelia's Thorned Crown suddenly emitted a sharp hum, and from between the Emerald Leaves emerged a real-time Projection of the West Wing Library.
The Griffin of the Twelve Elders was tearing at the barrier, while Leonard's Royal Guard had quietly surrounded the banquet hall.
Luna suddenly grasped Brother San's index finger and used her blood from Xing Hui to complete the final stroke of his Family Crest on his Palm.
"This is..." Brother San stared in shock as the Family Crest radiated golden light, and those long-abandoned Magic Formulas became crystal clear in his mind.
He tore open his Robe, revealing a Heritage Mark concealed by a casino Emblem at his Heart—at that moment, it resonated with the annual rings of the Ancient Tree Spirit.
The guardian spirit suddenly emitted a deafening alarm.
The Emerald Dome displayed a hologram of the castle, with Golden Light Spots representing Leonard rapidly approaching the greenhouse. Behind him floated a Spellbook containing the Forbidden Technique "Bloodvine Strangulation," strictly prohibited by the Aelia Family.
"Get Mother out through the Geomancy passage!" His brother's Rainbow Seal suddenly spread across his body as he drew a Secret Silver Rapier from his cane. "I’ll activate the Emergency Array in the Medical Tower..."
"There’s no time." The Second Brother tore off the blood-stained Ailya, revealing a Mechanical Eye embedded with fragments of Starlight Stone. "In Roderick's name, I will make those two dogs pay..."
Before he could finish, Luna suddenly let out a loud cry.
The Luna Projection instantly switched to Leonard's Last Night at the Emerald Palace's Outer Wall—Third Young Master Lucius was pressed against a Stained Glass window eavesdropping, and the Crystal Bell hanging at his Waist was made from the same material as the decorations on Silver Fox Woman's Anklet.
The young boy's hand trembled violently as he gripped the sword, the hilt suddenly cracking open to reveal the hidden Wisteria Totem within.
The Emerald Dome's Stardust abruptly solidified into sharp Ice Spikes, and the Crystal Bell at Lucius's waist emitted a piercing shriek under the gaze of the crowd.
Stumbling back a step, as his back shattered the Stained Glass, the Wisteria Totem that had cracked open in the hilt suddenly burst forth with an eerie Purple Light.
“Watch out, Third Young Master Lucius!” Qin Si threw the Silver Scissors wrapped in Magic Pattern Ribbon, only to see the Colorful Bubbles released by Luna suddenly expand, enveloping all the splintered glass shards.
The surface of the bubbles shimmered with Xing Hui, reflecting Lucius's pale face—his neck bore an Emerging Contract Mark that mirrored Leonard's Family Crest on his right shoulder.
“So that's why Father always sent me to Moonlight Forest to deliver Supplies...” The boy mechanically snapped the silver chain of the bell, his fingertip tracing the engraved initials “L.S.” on its inner side.
This was the Rite of Passage that Leonard had gifted him during last year's Ailya's Birthday Rune. Under the light of the Star Trail, the tail of the “S” bizarrely twisted into the pattern of a Silver Fox Mask.
Suddenly, Luna reached out her small hand to catch the falling Stardust, her fragile fingertip bursting forth with a brilliant golden beam of light.
This radiance, infused with Great Mage Luna's gathered mental power, pierced through the Greenhouse Dome and collided with a black vortex silently forming in the night sky—an anomaly that was supposed to appear three years later in the Original.
“Oh my!” Brother San’s robe flapped wildly in the gusts of wind; his recently completed Thorn Family Crest felt hot against his palm. “It’s a probing attack from an Abyss Mage!”
Aelia’s Thorned Crown suddenly heated up, and Emerald Leaves automatically arranged themselves into a Defensive Matrix.
However, that black vortex suddenly split into hundreds of Ravens, swirling with Corrosive Black Mist as they surged toward the East Wing—where three Holy Spirit Statues maintaining the barrier lay in slumber.
“Wah—” Luna deliberately let out a loud cry, her small hand dusted with Starlight Stone Powder drawing intricate geometric patterns on her swaddling.
As the Seventh Rune was completed, a Holy Light Rune Stone, secretly buried three months ago, suddenly rose from the direction of the Medical Tower, intertwining in the air to form a Purification Network that covered the entire city.
The Murder of Crows collided with the Light Web, and from the Emerald Greenhouse's ground, a Micro Array drawn by Luna with Milk Stain suddenly emerged.
Aelia watched in shock as the Anti-Curse Array Diagram on her sleeve automatically extended, perfectly fitting into her daughter's formation to create a Hexagram—this was the core of the Holy Light Barrier that even she would need three days to draw.
The black mist screeched in the purifying white light, suddenly condensing into a skeletal shape that lunged at Lucius.
Instinctively, the boy raised Leonard's Sword, only to see Luna spit out a drop of saliva infused with Milk Fragrance, precisely hitting the crack in the sword's hilt where the Wisteria Totem was exposed.
With a sizzling sound, the tainted totem twisted into Qing Yan under the holy light, and Lucius suddenly clutched his heart and knelt on one knee.
The Head of Household Token hanging from his waist fell to the ground, revealing on its back the Magic Signature of the Silver Fox Woman—this was the Trial Certificate that Leonard had given him just last month.
"Even you..." Aelia's voice seemed to come from far away.
She stroked Luna's soft hair, feeling the Pure Magic emanating from her infant body calming the Thorned Tattoo on her fingertip. "So my daughter is truly the guardian."
As if in response to her words, Luna's Luna projected a three-dimensional image: on a deep night three months ago, a small baby crawled out of her Cradle and drew what appeared to be chaotic but cleverly concealed Magic Patterns with saliva in the Castle Corridor.
These patterns, which had been cleaned away by servants as Luna's Doodle, now glowed red within the Purification Network, completely annihilating the remaining Dark Aura.
"Mother, look!" her elder brother suddenly pointed at the trunk of the Ancient Tree Spirit.
Under Luna's Xing Hui illumination, dense Mama's Magic Formula emerged on the surface of the bark—this was precisely the Remnant of the Thorned Holy Scripture lost by the Aelia Family for three hundred years.
Aelia's pupils trembled slightly.
She gently lifted her daughter high, allowing Xing Hui to illuminate every angle of the Thorned Crown. "The secret tome that even our family guardian spirit couldn't detect has actually been found by my Xiao Luna..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lucius suddenly crushed the Crystal Bell.
The sharp shards cut into his palm, yet he seemed oblivious to the pain as he pressed the bloodied Wisteria Totem against the Contract Mark. "Mother, let me go to the Moonlight Forest." His voice was hoarse and terrifying. "Since Father used my blood as a medium, this polluted aura can surely be traced back..."
"No!" Second Brother's Mechanical Eye suddenly projected a Lens, flashing with a dangerous red light. "You have a dual Contract Mark; approaching the Moonlight Forest now will lead to your immediate consumption."
Luna suddenly burst into laughter, her small hands clapping against Brother San's palm as he completed the Family Crest.
As Xing Hui seeped into the newly drawn patterns, Brother San's eyes widened in realization. "I understand! The secondary imprint on Lucius is bidirectional. If we use the Ancient Tree Spirit's growth rings as a converter..."
The greenhouse fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone turned to Aelia, who was gently placing the Thorned Crown at the intersection of the Ancient Tree Spirit's Root System.
Emerald light spread along the Geomancy patterns, and the Demon Break Fortress Chronicle within Luna's Swaddling automatically flipped pages, revealing a three-dimensional map of the Moonlight Forest—some coordinates flickering with Purple Light were fluctuating violently.
"Mother..." Lucius trembled as he reached out his hand but suddenly withdrew just before touching Aelia's skirt hem.
From the cracks in his sword's hilt oozed Hei Xue, a backlash of polluted Contract Power.
Luna suddenly grabbed Aelia's Pearl Necklace and bit into one of its beads with her starlit-stone-covered gums.
The pearl activated by her saliva burst forth with Moon White Halo, enveloping Lucius entirely.
The Contract Mark on the boy's neck began to peel away, gathering on the ground into struggling Wisteria flower Xu Ying.
“It's the Lunar Eclipse Mark!” The Guardian Spirit suddenly roared, slamming its Bronze Palm against the Ground. “Royal Blood Heir, please immediately…”
Before the words could finish, a deafening explosion erupted from the West Side of the castle.
Leonard's Magical Fluctuation surged forward, carrying with it a stench of blood, but as it reached the Emerald Greenhouse, it was shredded by the Roots of the Ancient Tree Spirit.
Luna's Luna Projection abruptly switched to Leonard's Last Night on the Astrology Platform: her elder brother, who should have been bound by the Backlash Magic Pattern, was now forcefully altering the core magic array of the Medical Tower with his hands wrapped in a Rainbow Seal.
Aelia gently wiped away the Starlight Stone Powder from her daughter's lips. As she turned, the Thorned Tattoo on her Skirt transformed into solid armor.
When she placed the Crown of Shan Na back on her head, the Geomancy of the entire Moonlight Forest resonated with a Zhen Chan-like vibration.
“Go to the Astrology Platform.” She kissed Luna’s forehead, which carried a Milk Fragrance, her voice soft yet imbued with ironclad resolve. “It’s time for Xing Hui to shine light into all shadows.”
As the Geomancy passage of the Emerald Greenhouse slowly closed, Leonard, far away in the banquet hall, suddenly clutched his Heart.
His Heart Shield, embedded with Wisteria flowers, cracked with fine lines. The mirror reflected not a formidable Lord but a middle-aged man with dilated pupils and cold sweat soaking his temples—his Head of Household Token at his Waist shattered, now seeping wisps of black mist that coiled around his Wrist like an agitated serpent.
In this Magic Castle constructed of black Obsidian and Moonlight Rose, Aelia's Skirt came to an abrupt halt as it brushed past the spiral staircase.
She gazed at the flickering magic lights at the end of the corridor, her Crystal Earrings chiming softly with each urgent breath.
Suddenly, Luna extended her Pink finger; the unique magical aura of an infant traced a golden Track in the air.
“Madam!”
In the bathroom of the East Tower, Qin Si rushed in, holding her skirt as the pearl tassels in her hair bun swayed violently. "The Cleaning Puppet has been corrupted!"
Luna twisted her body in Aelia's embrace, the scent of milk mingling with that of starry grass suddenly becoming overwhelming.
As they burst into the bathroom filled with the smell of sulfur, they saw black goo continuously oozing from the drain. Three Silver Puppets lay slumped in the corner, their magic cores transformed into honeycombs.
"This isn't right." Aelia's magic Zhang Jian blossomed with a white rose, but the Purification Spell only made the goo bubble more violently.
Luna suddenly grabbed her flowing silver hair, and in a moment unnoticed by everyone, dark golden patterns flashed in the infant's pupils.
"Luna wants to draw!" The baby suddenly slammed her hands on the table, causing the crystal baby bottle to roll off and crash to the ground.
Qin Si hurriedly fetched some magic parchment but froze when she saw the infant's fingertip oozing with Xing Hui.
The flickering light spots automatically arranged themselves into an iris. Aelia's gaze fell on Father's Study and Third Tile, while Ailya's white nails dug deep into her palm.
As the crystal ball in the secret room activated automatically, Leonard and the red-haired woman's magical projection rose entangled together, startling Aelia's Qian Jiao throughout the entire castle.
Luna quietly watched as Mother smashed twelve pieces of antique porcelain. Amidst the scattered moonstone shards, she secretly used Healing Magic to repair Second Brother's contract that had been cursed by his close friend.
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